Tree Bark

The bark on trees, (not the four-legged kind) can offer interesting and beautiful images.
Show us texture, pattern, colour, light and shade, rough and smooth.
Needless to say, the tree and its bark should be outside in its natural environment, not under studio lights!
If you know the name of the tree, let us know.
If there are small insects on the tree, that's okay, but they must not dominate the picture.
SIZE DOES MATTER: See below!

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Announced:

Saturday, 28th July, 2012 (GMT)

Submissions:

Saturday, 4th August, 2012 –
Friday, 10th August, 2012
(GMT)

Voting:

Saturday, 11th August, 2012 –
Friday, 17th August, 2012
(GMT)

Processing rules:

SIZE: Longest side of entry, MAXIMUM 1600px.

Digital photos only, with full EXIF data.

Colour only.

No HDR

Don't remove the background.

TITLE: Give your entry a title, not just an IMG number.

No watermarks or forms of identification.

Capture date rules:

No restrictions.

Additional rules:

No photos from previous DPR challenges can be entered in this challenge.

Encouraging comments about entries are welcome.

Sandbagging, and vote solicitation will cause DQ'ing of entries, so please don't even contemplate it!

Entrants or voters caught cheating will be unwelcome in my future challenges.